The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Presidential AppOIntments--The In
terHtate Commission.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS

PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The follow
ing appointments have been made in the
General Land Office: Geo. N. Brad
ford, Louisiana; Richard G. Went
worth, KY, fraudulent land agents.
John Mason Virginia and Arthur
Graboueshi, of Georgia, timber depre-
datiOn agents.
THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
WASHINGTON, May 18.-The Inter
State Commerce Commission devoted
some time to-day hearing arguments on
application of the Queen ~ Crescent
Railway system for the permanent sus-
pension of section of the Interstate
Commerce Law. Mr.. John G. Gault,
addressed the commission. The sys-
tenn, he said, has considerable business
which it would like to retain and to
this end he hoped to obtain permanent
relief from water competition.
General Black, Commissioner of Pen
sions, as a committee of one, repre-
senting the Board of Managers OF the
National Volunteers Home, appeared
before the commissioners and asked for
a suspension, a modification or some
legal arrangement by which the in
mates of the Home might be permit
ted to continue the enjoyment of the
half fare rates on railroads. He told
of the beneficial results following the
practice of allowing the inmates of the
homes to travel from one home to
another or elsewhere. lie stated that
they were too poor to pay full fare and
expressed belief that statement by
| the commission to the effect that the
law would not be violated by continuing
the issue of half fare tickets in
such cases would be effectual with the
railroad companies. 1t was intimated
by Commissioner Morrison that the law
| did not prohibit such a concession, but
| Commissioner Black said he thought a
statement to that effect by the board
would be necessary to secure the priv
ilege. No final action was taken on the
subject. Representative Babel, OF
/ Virginia. appeared for the Board of
| Trade, of Danville, Virginia, and made
/ complaint against the Richmond 4
/ Danville Railroad since that road had
/ acquired control of the Virginia Mid
| land Railroad. He said rates had been
greatly advanced and the interests OF
the town ruined. This had been done
by discrimination, indirect drawbacks
violation of the long and short haul
provisions of the law, etc. This closed
the hearing for the day.
THE VIRGINIA DEBT.
The appearance of an English diplo
mat of the first order, in the person OF
Sir Edward Thornton, as the head Of
the commission to confer and negotiate
in the interest of English holders o.
the bonds issued by the State of Vir
! ginia for debts contracted anterior t,
the rebellion and before the dismem
berment of the states territory, ha
: caused much speculation. This prob
lem seems to be solved, now that tn
high contracting parties have failed +
agree upon any plan of settlement
It is believed by some who have favor
orable opportunities to judge, that tn
! failure is only one step, and that prt
1 medttated, in the plan of Sir EdWar
, Thornton, as he must prefer to rel
upon the principle of the internations
4 law, which constitutes the Unite
I States the debtor instead of Virginia.
u THE NATIONAL DRILL.
Q WASHINGTON, May lS.-The prepar:
!, tions for the national drill are nearl
y completed. Camp George Washingto
, is already laid out by the United State
o engineers, and will become in the ne1
I few days a city of canvas, builded 3
u though by a rub upon Alladin's LAM
s Some 200 tents viii spread their whit
!. wings over the entire monument re
g ervation, laid of in brigades, regimen
d tai camps and company streets. The
8 will be fioored, and central among the
n viii be a great camp restaurant, wit
y ample kitchens, dining rooms, etc, f.
n 1000 persons. 1t is estimated tn